Hanoi viewed through Leica M

[kaiwasoyokaze]

sweetness, can i join? 21mm is really awesome to use on the crowded streets of the old quarter eh?

contax G biogon 21mm f2.8 w/ m240

 

[Vincent.G]

Nice work! What happened in the last photo?

 

[oftheherd]

All good photos, but this one really grabs me. The way the hats in the background line up is quite the catch.

 

[Vincent.G]

All good photos, but this one really grabs me. The way the hats in the background line up is quite the catch.

Thank you very much! Hanoi is a vibrant and culturally rich city. So many facets of life to photograph as seen in the photos from other contributors in this thread. I would love to go back again as I felt I only "touched the surface" with my photos.



Harvesting spring onions.
Leica M2
Leica Super-Angulon-M 21mm f/3.4
Kodak Tri-X 400




Leica M7
Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2.0 Asph
Kodak Tri-X 400

 

[Vincent.G]

Hello again,

I think some color photos would be better after long pages dedicated to b/w.
As many of you may have aware that motorbike has become a "culture" in Vietnam, despite that now we are suffering the side effects that it has brought. In photos below, you can see that many people use motorbikes as their tool for earning a living. We call in motorbike taxi or "Xe ôm" in Vietnamese. I am pretty sure that many Western folks who came to Vietnam already knew this word.

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A lunch time break by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

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A short nap by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

Thank you for letting me learn a new thing about Hanoi. I was puzzled why did some motorcyclists sleep on their bikes. I assumed they prefer the cooler outdoors during summer. Now I know why! 🙂

I did not shoot with any colour film in Hanoi. Perhaps I will do it in my next visit.

 

[dfatty]

very enjoyable thread, thanks to all the posters!

 

[oldoc]

Have to say, I missed this thread in the past, but have found it absolutely fascinating, especially with the high level of expertise of those who have posted. This is a great, timely thread. Thanks to all involved.

 

[kaiwasoyokaze]

Nice work! What happened in the last photo?

the foreigner (i think) was idling on his motorbike on the sidewalk for some minutes, and there happened to be the cop fanning himself nearby, so he yelled at him to get off. good chance cause i was gonna take a pic of the guy on the motorbike anyways

 

[kaiwasoyokaze]

the best thing is zipping along the road on the back of a speeding motorbike and trying to focus a 50mm jupiter-3 lens on a leica M.

one of the highlights of my journey in Hanoi! 😀

 

[robert blu]

Great! I have seen many photos of to me "exotic" places and most of them are in the category already seen so many times. But the photos in this thread, both color and B&W are special, I would say are made with the heart (beside the eye and the brain 🙂) as the man hand carving a stamp I have seen in one of the photo. Congrats!
robert

 

[Vincent.G]

I sense so much joy and contentment on the faces of Vietnamese children wherever I go. They ride bicycles and play with one another on the streets instead of the iPads / iPhones.



Leica M2, Leitz Super-Angulon 21mm f/3.4, Kodak Tri-X 400

 

[kiemchacsu]

Good stuffs everyone. I am enjoying a hanoi viewed through others' eyes. Anyone had a chance to take photos in the city is welcome to share here.


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[kaiwasoyokaze]

Good stuffs everyone. I am enjoying a hanoi viewed through others' eyes. Anyone had a chance to take photos in the city is welcome to share here.


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Trung, much thanks to you for this thread, and for introducing hanoi to me. it was such a great city, and vietnamese people are the coolest people i have ever met. i made so many new friends when i was there i won't hesitate to go back again. maybe next we should do a photowalk huh? 😀

 

[Erik van Straten]

Lovely shot, Vincent, the boys on their bikes!

Erik.

 

[kaiser]

One of the best threads I've found, keep it coming guys, making me wanna visit Hanoi!

 

[Vincent.G]

Lovely shot, Vincent, the boys on their bikes!

Erik.

Thanks Eric !

 

[kiemchacsu]

Hi folks,

it's such a long time I've not posted in this thread, until now.
thanks for watching

Before departure by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

 

[fixbones]

Kiemchacsu, this is such a wonderful thread that you have started!
Great images from yourself and other!!

 

[Pete B]

from a recent roll:

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waiting for the rain by kiemchacsu, on Flickr

Leica M2 35/2 Summicron IV Tmax400 developed in HC-110 E

This is superb!
Pete

 

[kiemchacsu]

Kiemchacsu, this is such a wonderful thread that you have started!
Great images from yourself and other!!

thanks for visiting the thread.